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UN members ask China to give 'unfettered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): A group of United Nations members has asked China to grant "immediate, meaningful and unfettered access" for the group's human rights chief to Xinjiang to inspect human rights abuses of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
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Veteran Uyghur advocate's sister confirmed dead after release from Chinese
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): Amid China's increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, the younger sister of veteran Uyghur rights advocate Rebiya Kadeer is confirmed to have died after her release from an internment camp in the region, according to sources.
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US report says Pak's blasphemy laws, attacks on minorities hampering relig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The 2020 report International Religious Freedom released by the United States on Wednesday (local time) has highlighted a downward spiral of religious expression in Pakistan, most notably in the form of blasphemy laws, punishment for which ranges up to the deat
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China's 'relatives policy' emerging as part of broader crackdown on Uyghur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 11 (ANI): China's 2016 'relatives policy', where Chinese government cadres are sent to live, work and sleep with families to promote national harmony in the country, has emerged as a major constituent of a broader crackdown on Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang
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EU's resolution on Pakistan 'dictation' of the West, says Fawad Chaudhary
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the European Parliament resolution against Pakistan which asks for a review of the country's GSP Plus (GSP+) status, citing an increase in laws that it sees as discriminatory towards minorities and fundament
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Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): As in preceding years, Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020, from forced conversions of religious minorities and crimes against women to enforced disappearances and curbs on freedom of expression, the Human Rights Commission of Pakist
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EU expresses concern over rising blasphemy cases in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 30 (ANI): The European Union has raised concerns over Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws as they are "often misused to silence opponents and their defenders and to discriminate against religious minorities" and pointed Ahmadi Muslims are probably the most at risk.
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DOTO: Tale of dubious database that spreads misinformation against India
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], April 24 (ANI): Document of the Oppressed (DOTO) which claims to be a non-profit documentation center which documents hate crime against religious minorities specifically in India, runs a vicious agenda to fool general public by providing them with misinformation, according
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UK declares China's crackdown on Uyghurs as 'genocide'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a "genocide", joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing's actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region.
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South Korea: Minority right activist who was earlier attacked, fears depor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 18 (ANI): Rohat Austin, a well-known rights activist who has been highlighting the Pakistani establishment's persecution of religious minorities, has said that he is on the verge of being "handed over" to the Islamic State of Pakistan.
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US house resolution urges Biden to refer China's Uyghur 'genocide' to UN
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 15 (ANI): A bipartisan resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, condemning China's "genocide" of Uyghurs and other minorities while urging US President Joe Biden to refer the crackdown to the United Nations.
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US report reveals troubling human rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): US State Department has issued its report on human rights condition in different countries across the world. It has also discussed Pakistan, in terms of different issues including human rights violation, freedom of expression, the plight of minorities, m
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